What is the difference in above-ground forest biomass between Botswana and Cote d'Ivoire?

2.65 tonnes per hectare, with Cote d'Ivoire ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Cote d'Ivoire?

10 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data, published as Above-ground forest biomass. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Botswana vs Cote d'Ivoire: Above-ground forest biomass

Botswana

155.25 tonnes per hectare

in 2025

Cote d'Ivoire

157.9 tonnes per hectare

in 2025

Botswana rank

67th

Cote d'Ivoire rank

65th

Above-ground forest biomass over time

Botswana
Cote d'Ivoire

How they compare

Cote d'Ivoire currently reports 157.9 tonnes per hectare against 155.25 tonnes per hectare in Botswana, a difference of 2.65 tonnes per hectare.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 10 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Cote d'Ivoire ahead.

Botswana ranks 67th and Cote d'Ivoire ranks 65th of 215 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 1 and Cote d'Ivoire in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Botswana	Cote d'Ivoire	Difference	Ahead
1990s	155.25 tonnes per hectare	157.9 tonnes per hectare	2.65 tonnes per hectare	Cote d'Ivoire
2000s	155.25 tonnes per hectare	157.9 tonnes per hectare	2.65 tonnes per hectare	Cote d'Ivoire
2010s	155.25 tonnes per hectare	115.6 tonnes per hectare	39.65 tonnes per hectare	Botswana
2020s	155.25 tonnes per hectare	157.9 tonnes per hectare	2.65 tonnes per hectare	Cote d'Ivoire

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher above-ground forest biomass, Botswana or Cote d'Ivoire?: Cote d'Ivoire, at 157.9 tonnes per hectare against 155.25 tonnes per hectare in Botswana as of 2025.
What is the difference in above-ground forest biomass between Botswana and Cote d'Ivoire?: 2.65 tonnes per hectare, with Cote d'Ivoire ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Cote d'Ivoire?: 10 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Botswana and Cote d'Ivoire rank globally for above-ground forest biomass?: Botswana ranks 67th and Cote d'Ivoire ranks 65th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data, published as Above-ground forest biomass. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Above-ground forest biomass
Unit: tonnes per hectare
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 215 places, 1,311 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Above-ground biomass in forest (tonnes per hectare).